Category: Forecast

Good morning!

This week’s report is brought to you by 2nd Wind Sports at 210 Oak Street in Hood River. It’s Labor Day Weekend (well, almost), and that means it’s sale time at 2nd Wind. Come pick up some new gear at a great price. 2nd Wind has awesome, cheerful, intelligent employees who will help you spend your money wisely. It’s going to be a windy long weekend, so throw all your gear in the car, get down here, and swing by 2nd Wind to say hello!

It’s going to be windy on the Columbia today for you windsurfers and kiters, but before you head to the beach, head to the Hood River Expo Center parking lot from 7 to 11 for the last swap meet of the season. This is a great chance to clear out your garage before ski season arrives!

On the wind scene, the North Pacific High is in place and a trough of low pressure is along the coast, setting up a solid day on the river. It’s going to be windy on the Columbia, but before you head to the beach, head to the Hood River Expo Center parking lot from 7 to 11 for the last swap meet of the season.

The 5am gradient was .09 from Portland to The Dalles with another .08 out east. The low clouds are past Hood River this morning, so the strongest, steadiest wind early will be from Mosier out to Maryhill. Before 11am, we’ll see 20-24 east of Hood River and gusty 14-18 under the clouds. As the clouds burn back, the wind will fill in from Stevenson to Hood River in the gusty 23-26 range. The wind should hold out east today too, with mid twenties at Maryhill and low twenties at Roosevelt this afternoon.

Weak high pressure bridges the Cascades tonight for a light wind start tomorrow. It’s going to be perfect swimming weather for the Roy Webster cross-channel swim tomorrow. By late afternoon Monday, the wind picks up into the 15-18 range near Hood River.

Out on the mountain bike trails, things are in good shape, especially at higher elevations where more rain fell last week. There are still areas of dust up there, but for the most part, the riding is excellent!

Finally, coming up tonight it’s the Sailworks annual party. Head to the loft for food and music, autographs by Bruce Peterson (just kidding, Bruce), and a sneak peak at next year’s sails, tonight from 5 to 11.

Have a great day today!

Temira

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Good morning!

This week’s report is brought to you by 2nd Wind Sports at 210 Oak Street in Hood River. It’s Labor Day Weekend (well, almost), and that means it’s sale time at 2nd Wind. Come on in and consign your old gear (it’s way easier than selling it on iWind/iKite) and pick up some new gear at a great price. 2nd Wind has awesome, cheerful, intelligent employees who will help you spend your money wisely. It’s going to be a windy long weekend, so throw all your gear in the car, get down here, and swing by 2nd Wind to say hello!

Today’s going to be a big west wind day on the water as a cold front makes its way across the Cascades. The early gradient was at .16 from Portland to The Dalles with another .06 out east, and the low clouds were right at Hood River. If you want to sail at the Hatchery or kite at the Sandbar, go early, as the approaching front may push the clouds in further and make things gusty later.

We’ll see a quick build to the 25-29 range at the Hatch, and Mosier this morning, with 20-24 at the Sandbar and Stevenson, before the wind shifts east to Doug’s, Maryhill and finally Roosevelt this afternoon, for 26-30. As the front gets closer, the wind maybe pick up to 30ish at Stevenson for an hour or two, and the wind will likely get gusty at the Hatchery.

Tomorrow looks windy too, but the central Gorge will probably be cloudy. The Sandbar and Hatch get gusty 13-18 tomorrow, while beaches east of the clouds see a slow build to the 23-26 range.

Coming up tomorrow, it’s the last swap meet of the season. Head to the Hood River Expo Center to sell your old gear or buy some new gear. The swap meet starts at 7 and goes until everyone heads to the water for windsurfing and kiting, probably around 11. And finally, coming up on Monday, it’s the Roy Webster Cross-Channel swim. If you’ve never done this, it’s a kick in the pants. You get to ride to the far side of the river on the Sternwheeler, jump off, and then swim back to Hood River. You can take your float alligator if you want to…

Boaters, the Kayak Shed’s shop paddle today starts out on the Class IV Orletta section at 10:30, meeting up to run the middle at the BZ eddy around 12:30. The White Salmon’s holding at 1 ¾ feet, so it’s still good to go!

Have a great day today!

Temira

p.s. If you find this report useful, entertaining, or just want to recognize all the hard work that goes into it, please take the time to make a donation by clicking on the button at the bottom of the page. For a suggested donation of $10, I’ll add you to the email version of this list ‘til May 2011, putting you in the running for cool prizes donated by the weekly sponsors.